Welcome​​ to The​​ Athletic’s​​ NBA Power Rankings.​​ Every week,​​ we ask​​ all of​​ our​​ NBA writers to​​ rank​​ the​​ teams​​ from​​ 1-30.​​ Here​​​​ are the collective results after the first 20 weeks of the 2018-19 season.

As we get down to the grittiest parts of the NBA season, I’m left with questions about every single team in the NBA. No, I don’t mean the grittiest parts in the same sense of talking about Matthew Dellavedova or TJ McConnell. I’m talking about these final 18-20 games in which teams are trying to solidify their identity for the rest of the season. For some teams, that’s going to mean focusing on young players who shape the future of the franchise. For other teams, it’ll mean a panic-inducing mad dash for the playoffs and best seeding position possible.

Regardless of their situation, each team has at least one pressing question. In this week’s...